Ⅰ. 完形填空
"Come with me. I'll show you something amazing."
It was one day last 1. After we had lunch, my friend Zhu decided to give me a tour of his childhood's neighbourhood.
2, my friend stopped in front of a small garden on Yongtai Street. "Here we are," he said excitedly.
"Excuse me, 3 where is the amazing thing?" I asked.
"Isn't it beautiful?" My friend 4 a tall ginkgo tree in the garden.
"Yes," I looked at the direction of the ginkgo tree and answered. "But golden ginkgo trees are everywhere this time of autumn."
"This one is different," said Zhu. "It's over 700 years old!"
The tree looked healthy. But my friend said luck hadn't always been on its side. During the Qing Dynasty, 5 wanted to cut it down. Luckily, a person 6 it from the axe(斧头). And in its early years, the tree was attacked(被攻击) by insects and hit by lightning. It stood still through the years. Many people 7 that the tree was magic. They used to pray(祈祷) under it, hoping it would bring them good luck. They had the 8 of seeing many of their dreams come true. I looked at the "magic" tree and its fan-shaped leaves in 9. "Amazing!" I said.
Last weekend, I visited the 10 again. It looked as healthy as ever. The street was very quiet. Sometimes a postman would go by. Then more people came and went. The tree was like a lonely old man. Few passers-by noticed it. But it didn't mind. It's always ready to tell its stories, if anyone would like to stop and listen.
1. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2. A. Finally B. Recently C. Actually D. Luckily
3. A. and B. but C. or D. so
4. A. looked for B. climbed up C. learnt about D. pointed at
5. A. someone B. anyone C. nobody D. everyone
6. A. found B. caught C. saved D. saw
7. A. believed B. worried C. made D. called
8. A. love B. feeling C. pleasure D. success
9. A. time B. order C. future D. surprise
10. A. house B. tree C. river D. flower
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
A
Long ago, when the god first planted a tree in the garden, it was full of energy and kept moving. Then the god pulled the tree out and planted it upside down to make sure it stayed in one place. What's the tree? It's the baobab(猴面包树), and it's also called the monkey bread tree, the bottle tree or others.
The baobab looks strange and it grows in Africa, Australia and so on. Just like its name "bottle tree", it looks like a large bottle. Some grow as tall as a 16-floor building. During the dry season, these trees are standing there without leaves, and they look like trunks(树干) sticking up in the air. But when the rainy season comes, leaves appear and then flowers come out. Later, the flowers can turn into fruits.
The baobab is called "the tree of life". The baobab can live for more than 1,000 years. In the dry land, the baobab can pull in and hold 1,000 gallons of water. Thirsty people can drink the water stored in the tree. The fruits, monkey bread, are good to eat. Baobab leaves are a kind of medicine. People can use the bark(树皮) to make paper or cloth. When a baobab gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree can hold many people. The local people often build their houses inside these trunks. It is such a useful tree that some people could hardly live without it.
语篇结构

1. How does the writer begin the passage?
A. By asking a question.
B. By showing a story.
C. By singing a song.
D. By giving an example.
2. Which of the following pictures is the baobab in the dry season?

3. Which word is close to the meaning of the underlined word "hollow" in paragraph 3?
A. Dirty. B. Modern. C. Empty. D. Useful.
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The baobab has many names.
B. Flowers of the baobab come out in rainy seasons.
C. The oldest baobab is less than 1,000 years old.
D. The leaves of the baobab are good medicine.
5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. God and the Baobab
B. What Is the Baobab Like in a Year
C. The Baobab's Trunk, Leaves and Fruits
D. The Special Tree—Baobab